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again and I actually got a threat to continue this time. I feel so loved.
^^0 Instead of writing the next chapter the day after the last I took a day
off. Sorry that I chose to do that after I left a cliffhanger......... I
was taking a walk in the park with my mom. Then I ran errands with her. Why
am I telling you this? I dunno.....
Disclaimer: Why would I own RK if all my attempts to draw him make him look like a girl....-_-0
Carry On Dancing Chapter 10: I'm With You
Everyone stared in shock and looked at Kaoru's injury. The sword had ripped her outfit and the wound went up from her adomen to her shoulder. The remaining cloth covered her breasts. There seemed to be a huge bruise where it had struck. Misao went up to Kaoru silently, as if the smallest bit of noise would shatter the moment.
' Kaoru ....' Misao thought silently, the wound seemed to make an impression on her skin. Misao covered her breasts by using the small ribbon Kaoru used to keep her hair up. Then she noticed something......
" These aren't the kind of wounds you get from a regular sword." She wispered, " Which means that...."
Misao hastily checked Kaoru's pulse with a small hope, mabye she was alive. It would be a miracle , but miracles do happen in this world. Misao's eyes were full of determination and hope. Over the days they had travelled together Kaoru had become her friend, she didn't want to lose her.
Kenshin on the other hand was on the verge of giving up hope. His warm violet eyes had become a gray color, numb and void inside. He lifted his hand out to Kaoru trying to reach her, be with with her. He saw her almost lifeless face and relented, drawing the hand to his heart. Tears silently fell down his cheeks.
" Kaoru why did you do that .......... I don't to lose you like I did Tomoe. Yet here I am, looking at your lifeless face." he wispered. Misao looked at him with a worried expression. Kenshin couldn't be like this ....... it just wasn't Kenshin.
' He loves her so much.' was all Misao could think of.
" You better be alive Missy. Or I swear when I die and join you up there years later and you're going to get it." She wispered and checked around for a pulse. Suddenly she felt one, was it her imagination? She checked it again, just in case. No it was there, faint.... but still there. Misao broke into a huge smile.
" Kenshin, I felt a pulse! Kenshin....... she's ALIVE!!!!!!!!!" Misao yelled at the top of her lungs. Everyone winced at the sheer volume of Misao's voice. However that was all it took for Kenshin to come over. His eyes were still grey as one side of him said that there was no way that she made it from that attack alive, but they had a violet hue. He dropped the sword on the way there.
" Are you sure of this Misao? " Kenshin said in a soft manner, holding Kaoru's hand. His eyes were slighly puffy from crying and worry lines etched on his face. The face that had the crossed shaped scar. The eyes that had seen horrors untold..... now looked at this girl with worry and concern.
" Yes, I checked several times. See for yourself." Misao wispered with a gentle smile and took Kenshin's hand that was holding Kaoru's. She turned Kaoru's hand around and put Kenshin's hand on where she had felt the pulse. When Kenshin felt it, his eyes turned completly violet again. A tiny smile graced his lips.
" Kaoru, thank the gods you're alive. I don't think I could make it in this world knowing that you were dead." Kenshin took her in a gentle hug even though she was unconcious. Not enough to hurt her, he was extra careful of that. Misao smiled at this and wished that Aoshi would hold her like that.....
" Himura! This sword ........ it's a reverse blade!" Seiku said to him as he held his son, "It must be the the other reverse blade he made, to give to the gods."
Kenshin nodded and gave Kaoru to Misao for the time being. He went over to Seiku and saw the hilt shatter. Underneath there was was kanji on the second hilt. It said ' defend all innocents'. Seiku looked at it and smiled slightly. It seemed as this was the best thing that his father could have written on the hilt.
" My father's views must of changed at the end of his life." he said and handed the sword to Kenshin. " This is my way of saying thank you Kenshin. For saving my son." Kenshin nodded and put the sword in it's sheath as Seiku left. Well at least one problem was solved. Now he had to get Kaoru to a docter...
He went up to Misao and took Kaoru from her. " Do you know of a place that we can treat her Miss Misao?" he asked. He was using the Miss again. He seemed to be making a full recovery from the emotional event that had taken place. He still looked a little shaken though and was handling Kaoru as if she was about to break. Like a delicate china doll.
" There is a nurse at the Aoyia that used to heal the Oniwaban's injuries when they came to the Aoyia. She'll be able to fix Kaoru up in no time." Misao answered and they started to walked there.
" Kenshin?" Misao inquired.
"Yes?"
" What did you mean when you said that you didn't want Kaoru to die like Tomoe? Who is Tomoe?" Kenshin froze and his expression was pained. It looked a bit like the expression when Kaoru almost died. That was all Misao needed to figure it out.
" Did ....... you love Tomoe? " Kenshin mutely nodded.
" She died in a battle. I hit her accidently......." Misao suddenly felt that it wasn't something he wanted to remember.
" Sorry...... I shouldn't have been so nosey about it." Kenshin accepted her apology in his usual fashion.
" No, it is fine Miss Misao. " He said smiling. Back to his normal self once again. Misao sweatdropped at this.
" How are you so cheerful if we just talked about a dead woman that you loved?"
" Because the world is like a half full glass Miss Misao. I prefer to think of it that way, that I do." Kenshin said as they reached the Aoyia. Misao sighed.
" Funny, you didn't seem to have that attitude when Kaoru almost died....." She wispered to herself.
Kenshin pretended not to hear that for Misao's sake.
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" There we go. She should be fine." The nurse, known as Saya said to Misao. She was the only other one in the room Kaoru was getting treated in for obvious reasons. They put Kaoru in her training clothes and Saya gave Misao instructions for her health. Kaoru would be able to walk around and such but could not fight all or do any extreme physical activity. Misao went to get Kenshin and saya stopped her.
" Misao...... who gave this girl such a strange wound? A wooden sword couldn't do this." Misao looked a little panicked.
" She accidentally got into the way off a fight. Fortunatly she was hit by a reverse blade and not the real thing..... the other man is being taken to jail by Okina."
" I see." Misao went off to get Kenshin.
" Kenshin Kaoru is-" she was cut off by a worried Kenshin.
" Is something wrong? Did her lungs get cut by one of the broken ribs? Is her spine damaged?! " Misao was giving Kenshin a look that could kill and backed it up too.
" NO YOU IDIOT! I WAS JUST COMING TO GET YOU!" Misao yelled shaking him as hard as she could and when she was done Kenshin fell to the ground with swirly eyes. The building seemed to shake slightly with her out burst.
" Oroooooooooooo...... " Misao sighed. For someone that used to be the Battousai he acted a little idiotic when there wasn't a battle. When he finally got up they walked into the room where Kaoru was sleeping. Saya repeated the same instructions to Kenshin that she had to Misao and left the room.
Kenshin held Kaoru's hand gently on Kaoru's as she slept on the futon. Misao left also, since it was getting pretty late. Kenshin just gazed at Kaoru for a moment. Taking in all the reasons that he cared for her. All the reasons why her life meant so much to him.
" To think that I almost lost you....." he wispered. He couldn't belive that Kaoru went in the way of his attack! He was lucky that it had been a reverse blade that he held. Kaoru would be dead by now if things had been a tiny bit different.
He layed out a futon next to Kaoru's and went to rest in it. He had to be near her now, just to know that she wouldn't break when he wasn't looking. He put his hand on her's and smiled. He took in her scent, she smelled like lavender.
Then he realized something that he been feeling for a long time. 'I love her, I love her so much...'
He gazed upon her sleeping form. He thought that he had just liked the little racoon girl. Amazing how things can change over a life and death situation.
" Kaoru..... I'll always be with you. I love you too much to just leave. Even if I die I swear that I'll watch over you....."
And as if Kaoru could hear Kenshin's words, she smiled.
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Fluff for EVERYONE! I couldn't help it, that part was screaming to be written!I hope you like this chapter.
The chapter title I'm With You has two different meanings. The first was Kenshin saying ' I'll always be with you.' That had to do with the title. The second one however had to do with the song. It had to do with Kenshin on the verge of giving up hope when Kaoru 'died'. ( What? That song is a little sad. At least in the beginning. )
And as always......... read and review please. ^_~*
Disclaimer: Why would I own RK if all my attempts to draw him make him look like a girl....-_-0
Carry On Dancing Chapter 10: I'm With You
Everyone stared in shock and looked at Kaoru's injury. The sword had ripped her outfit and the wound went up from her adomen to her shoulder. The remaining cloth covered her breasts. There seemed to be a huge bruise where it had struck. Misao went up to Kaoru silently, as if the smallest bit of noise would shatter the moment.
' Kaoru ....' Misao thought silently, the wound seemed to make an impression on her skin. Misao covered her breasts by using the small ribbon Kaoru used to keep her hair up. Then she noticed something......
" These aren't the kind of wounds you get from a regular sword." She wispered, " Which means that...."
Misao hastily checked Kaoru's pulse with a small hope, mabye she was alive. It would be a miracle , but miracles do happen in this world. Misao's eyes were full of determination and hope. Over the days they had travelled together Kaoru had become her friend, she didn't want to lose her.
Kenshin on the other hand was on the verge of giving up hope. His warm violet eyes had become a gray color, numb and void inside. He lifted his hand out to Kaoru trying to reach her, be with with her. He saw her almost lifeless face and relented, drawing the hand to his heart. Tears silently fell down his cheeks.
" Kaoru why did you do that .......... I don't to lose you like I did Tomoe. Yet here I am, looking at your lifeless face." he wispered. Misao looked at him with a worried expression. Kenshin couldn't be like this ....... it just wasn't Kenshin.
' He loves her so much.' was all Misao could think of.
" You better be alive Missy. Or I swear when I die and join you up there years later and you're going to get it." She wispered and checked around for a pulse. Suddenly she felt one, was it her imagination? She checked it again, just in case. No it was there, faint.... but still there. Misao broke into a huge smile.
" Kenshin, I felt a pulse! Kenshin....... she's ALIVE!!!!!!!!!" Misao yelled at the top of her lungs. Everyone winced at the sheer volume of Misao's voice. However that was all it took for Kenshin to come over. His eyes were still grey as one side of him said that there was no way that she made it from that attack alive, but they had a violet hue. He dropped the sword on the way there.
" Are you sure of this Misao? " Kenshin said in a soft manner, holding Kaoru's hand. His eyes were slighly puffy from crying and worry lines etched on his face. The face that had the crossed shaped scar. The eyes that had seen horrors untold..... now looked at this girl with worry and concern.
" Yes, I checked several times. See for yourself." Misao wispered with a gentle smile and took Kenshin's hand that was holding Kaoru's. She turned Kaoru's hand around and put Kenshin's hand on where she had felt the pulse. When Kenshin felt it, his eyes turned completly violet again. A tiny smile graced his lips.
" Kaoru, thank the gods you're alive. I don't think I could make it in this world knowing that you were dead." Kenshin took her in a gentle hug even though she was unconcious. Not enough to hurt her, he was extra careful of that. Misao smiled at this and wished that Aoshi would hold her like that.....
" Himura! This sword ........ it's a reverse blade!" Seiku said to him as he held his son, "It must be the the other reverse blade he made, to give to the gods."
Kenshin nodded and gave Kaoru to Misao for the time being. He went over to Seiku and saw the hilt shatter. Underneath there was was kanji on the second hilt. It said ' defend all innocents'. Seiku looked at it and smiled slightly. It seemed as this was the best thing that his father could have written on the hilt.
" My father's views must of changed at the end of his life." he said and handed the sword to Kenshin. " This is my way of saying thank you Kenshin. For saving my son." Kenshin nodded and put the sword in it's sheath as Seiku left. Well at least one problem was solved. Now he had to get Kaoru to a docter...
He went up to Misao and took Kaoru from her. " Do you know of a place that we can treat her Miss Misao?" he asked. He was using the Miss again. He seemed to be making a full recovery from the emotional event that had taken place. He still looked a little shaken though and was handling Kaoru as if she was about to break. Like a delicate china doll.
" There is a nurse at the Aoyia that used to heal the Oniwaban's injuries when they came to the Aoyia. She'll be able to fix Kaoru up in no time." Misao answered and they started to walked there.
" Kenshin?" Misao inquired.
"Yes?"
" What did you mean when you said that you didn't want Kaoru to die like Tomoe? Who is Tomoe?" Kenshin froze and his expression was pained. It looked a bit like the expression when Kaoru almost died. That was all Misao needed to figure it out.
" Did ....... you love Tomoe? " Kenshin mutely nodded.
" She died in a battle. I hit her accidently......." Misao suddenly felt that it wasn't something he wanted to remember.
" Sorry...... I shouldn't have been so nosey about it." Kenshin accepted her apology in his usual fashion.
" No, it is fine Miss Misao. " He said smiling. Back to his normal self once again. Misao sweatdropped at this.
" How are you so cheerful if we just talked about a dead woman that you loved?"
" Because the world is like a half full glass Miss Misao. I prefer to think of it that way, that I do." Kenshin said as they reached the Aoyia. Misao sighed.
" Funny, you didn't seem to have that attitude when Kaoru almost died....." She wispered to herself.
Kenshin pretended not to hear that for Misao's sake.
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" There we go. She should be fine." The nurse, known as Saya said to Misao. She was the only other one in the room Kaoru was getting treated in for obvious reasons. They put Kaoru in her training clothes and Saya gave Misao instructions for her health. Kaoru would be able to walk around and such but could not fight all or do any extreme physical activity. Misao went to get Kenshin and saya stopped her.
" Misao...... who gave this girl such a strange wound? A wooden sword couldn't do this." Misao looked a little panicked.
" She accidentally got into the way off a fight. Fortunatly she was hit by a reverse blade and not the real thing..... the other man is being taken to jail by Okina."
" I see." Misao went off to get Kenshin.
" Kenshin Kaoru is-" she was cut off by a worried Kenshin.
" Is something wrong? Did her lungs get cut by one of the broken ribs? Is her spine damaged?! " Misao was giving Kenshin a look that could kill and backed it up too.
" NO YOU IDIOT! I WAS JUST COMING TO GET YOU!" Misao yelled shaking him as hard as she could and when she was done Kenshin fell to the ground with swirly eyes. The building seemed to shake slightly with her out burst.
" Oroooooooooooo...... " Misao sighed. For someone that used to be the Battousai he acted a little idiotic when there wasn't a battle. When he finally got up they walked into the room where Kaoru was sleeping. Saya repeated the same instructions to Kenshin that she had to Misao and left the room.
Kenshin held Kaoru's hand gently on Kaoru's as she slept on the futon. Misao left also, since it was getting pretty late. Kenshin just gazed at Kaoru for a moment. Taking in all the reasons that he cared for her. All the reasons why her life meant so much to him.
" To think that I almost lost you....." he wispered. He couldn't belive that Kaoru went in the way of his attack! He was lucky that it had been a reverse blade that he held. Kaoru would be dead by now if things had been a tiny bit different.
He layed out a futon next to Kaoru's and went to rest in it. He had to be near her now, just to know that she wouldn't break when he wasn't looking. He put his hand on her's and smiled. He took in her scent, she smelled like lavender.
Then he realized something that he been feeling for a long time. 'I love her, I love her so much...'
He gazed upon her sleeping form. He thought that he had just liked the little racoon girl. Amazing how things can change over a life and death situation.
" Kaoru..... I'll always be with you. I love you too much to just leave. Even if I die I swear that I'll watch over you....."
And as if Kaoru could hear Kenshin's words, she smiled.
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Fluff for EVERYONE! I couldn't help it, that part was screaming to be written!I hope you like this chapter.
The chapter title I'm With You has two different meanings. The first was Kenshin saying ' I'll always be with you.' That had to do with the title. The second one however had to do with the song. It had to do with Kenshin on the verge of giving up hope when Kaoru 'died'. ( What? That song is a little sad. At least in the beginning. )
And as always......... read and review please. ^_~*